Ephesians 5:13 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

English ASV

But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

English Amplified

But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light, it is made visible and clear; and where everything is visible and clear there is light.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light, it is made visible and clear; and where everything is visible and clear there is light.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Everything exposed by the light is made visible,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

English EASY 2024

But when God's light shines on something, people can see clearly its true nature.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the light makes clear how wrong those things are.

But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

And when all things are brought out to the light, then their true nature is clearly revealed;

English God's Word - GW 1995

Light exposes the true character of everything

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Everything exposed by the light is made clear,

English KJV 1611

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

English LSB

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But all things are exposed when they are revealed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But everything the light shines on can be seen.

English NIV

But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,

English NKJ 1982

But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

English NLT

But when the light shines on them, it becomes clear how evil these things are.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Whatever the revelation-light exposes, it will also correct, and everything that reveals truth is light to the soul.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But when you expose them, the light shines in upon their sin and shows it up, and when they see how wrong they really are, some of them may even become children of light!

English Tyndale 1537

but all things, when they are rebuked of the light, are manifest. For whatsoever is manifest, that same is light.

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